Dear Liar Can You Hear MeA liar is a liar however they conspire,
Not showing their intentions or true desire,
They manipulate by not saying or speaking their truth,
They know how to hold back information from you,
They test your waters by not opening up,
They don't tell the whole story they just say enough,
Some can look as innocent and as shiny as gold,
But...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, anger, beautiful,
Form: Light Verse
The Aesthete
The human body may be a marvel,
yet the aesthete prefers his were marble
or gold or some other precious metal
with a life approaching to eternal!
For flesh and blood fail miserably
as a hope suitable for longevity,
requiring daily sustenance
for hopeful future permanence.
Then, too. human flesh isn’t practical,
it offers life that’s neither long nor natural;
and who wants a life...
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Categories:
wisdom,
Form: Light Verse
Some Impossible Love StoryGoldfish and a handheld mirror mated.
Tabloids and truth are rarely conflated.
She has a dinky dorsal.
Plus, her mind's never full.
I saw myself in him,
as transparent as I am dim.
Witty, no, Big Bird's listed as her closest kin.
Waters...
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Categories:
3rd grade, humor, love,
Form: Light Verse
The Crying Child
The Crying Child
The child cries
wriggling limbs
Scrolling the heavens
Cringing away
from the clinging shadows
Streaming tears
drowning the earth
Echoing thunders
across the land
The land bleeds
even as the creators sleeps
...
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Categories:
allusion,
Form: Light Verse
Another Life
Another Life
One soul
two bodies
One world
another life
I curl in pain
troubled by yesterday's misery
l miss my world
as I caught up
running through the course
of another life
...
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Categories:
deep, surreal,
Form: Light Verse
Fin du Monde
For years I refused to drink beer, any beer,
awful stuff to my taste. When I did, though,
rare as it was, it was only to “fit in” – and to
avoid snide and unflattering remarks from
friends when I didn’t..
Beer has a long history reaching back to
the days of the pharoahs. Even the artisans
who...
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Categories:
how i feel,
Form: Light Verse
Booty ShakersHe said 'owwww'
as she said 'ouchhh'.
On a Saturday night.
'Cause back in the day they could hit the dance floor,
leaving others grinning , taking notes of their steppin' toes.
As the effortless sway from side to side,
made them smile,
music just right,
jamming throughout the night.
The DJ was spinning records from the beginning,
to the ending,...
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Categories:
dance,
Form: Light Verse
Left RightKeeping to the left or right side of the road,
By most is done right,
And seldom to chance left.
Yet once on the footpath,
We forget that which is right,
Which leaves no room left,
To cross to the left or right,
Making room for those on the left,
Which should be right,
But is too often left....
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Categories:
7th grade, absence, adventure,
Form: Light Verse
Smiles Of Childhood Days
A sudden drizzle gushed along the street,
That I wiggled out , romping and playing
In my cotton jumpshirt as summer cooled,
To allow a downpour of monsoon rain.
Swerving through puddles where debris
Gathered around little tots' feet,
Our lithe bodies slip-skidded, glided
On a roller-coaster ride of muddy suds... what fun!
Then, I picked dingy...
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Categories:
childhood, fun,
Form: Light Verse
SerendipityYou must see serendipity,
With purpose simultaneously,
The small instances that give you clarity,
That leads your heart with sincerety,
It is as if I am speaking through and for,
For you to open your heart to see more,
It's the gentle and unforceful reminders by chance,
That guide your life with loves mighty hand,
That place where you need to be,
Giving your...
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Categories:
beautiful, blessing,
Form: Light Verse
In Jesus NameI saw within the midst of it all,
The language, the idols.. the culture and history of the fall,
As if they owned the language and created these words long ago,
And the population just doesn't know,
Groups upon groups of layers unseen,
Claiming this is how we built our societies,
Staging fools to ruin and desensitizing their beliefs,
When Jesus came...
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Categories:
birth, blessing, devotion,
Form: Light Verse
Categories:
adventure, allusion, appreciation,
Form: Light Verse
Under the MakeupWhat I saw didn't match what I thought I knew,
To be you....
It scared me for a moment because you really had me fooled,
Standing for something for the world to see,
Is it for show or in your heart what you believe,
Sorcery at it's best, all that glitters isn't gold,
And underneath the makeup is a lost and...
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Categories:
change, character,
Form: Light Verse
Crossing Linesvroom…vroom
Toot-toot
near miss
stay tuned
I say
highways are not
not hard
takes a Bard
to park this poem
vroom…vroom
make room
I’m here to stay
not ruin
someone else’s poem
near miss
stay tuned
takes a Bard
to take a part
in this traffic
easy go
when it’s light
but when it’s heavy
write…right…write…left
crossing lines
make sure they’re not double
seeing reality
toot-toot
vroom-vroom
have to cross the line
so I don’t hit
the accident
don’t do a bang up job
back at it
write...
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Categories:
car, writing,
Form: Light Verse
No Tutelage Needed-humorfiddling with a magnanimous tootling - no tutelage needed
anonymity of the artful dodger - blaming innocent bystander
widespread whisper and stare, waving away any hospitality
scent swept under the rug - stinker with a wink and a toodle loo
...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
Specific Types of Light Verse Poems
Read wonderful light verse poetry on the following sub-topics:
christmas, friends, funny, kids, love, music, nature, school, sports, whimsical
and more.
Definition | What is Light Verse in Poetry?